CFCL Owners of 1998

Pictured from left: Ken Welsch (Welsch's Flatfeet), Rich Bentel (Dem Rebels), Matt Bentel (DoorMatts), Eric Lamb (Lambchops), Dave Goetz (ForGoetzMeNots), Steve Donaldson (Steve's Slackers), Paul Zeledon (Da Paul Meisters), Kelly Barone (Six Packs), David Mahlan (David's Copperfields), Dave Holian (and eventual 2008 CFCL Champion David's Ruffins).

1998 saw nine returning owners and one new owner.  Steve Donaldson (Steve's Slackers) worked as an advisor at the same firm as myself so I was able to convince him to join the CFCL, replacing Bowser's Big Dogs.  The Copperfields narrowly missed repeating as CFCL champion (finishing in 2nd by 1.5 points).  Instead the crown went to David's Ruffins, winning their first title in their 13th season.  No doubt the Six Packs will want to take credit as a "lucky talisman" since they have their arm draped over Holian for this picture.

Again we stood in still in front of the video camera to capture our group shot and we drafted in somewhat corporate opulance in Lombard.  Happily there would be no owner changes after the 1998 season, all 10 owners would return for 2009.

The CFCL Owners of 1999

Pictured from left going back: Paul Zeledon (Da Paul Meisters), Steve Donalson (Steve's Slackers), Ken Welch (Welch's Flatfeet - hunched over), Matt Bentel (Door Matts), Rich Bentel (Dem Rebels).
Pictured right back coming to the front: David Mahlan (David's Copperfields), Dave Holian (David's Ruffins), Kelly Barone (Six Packs and eventual 1999 CFCL Champion), Dave Goetz (ForGoetzMeNots), Eric Lamb (Lambchops).

No "official" league photo in 1999.  David was able to capture this off the video he took.  The Six Packs won their first and only CFCL Championship in 1999.  This was also our last year at ten owners.  At the end of the 1999 season the Slackers and Flatfeet would resign.

The draft took place at the home of Dem Rebels in Aurora, IL.  At this draft we tried a "Kangaroo Court" wherein owners would be fined for things like forgetting who we were bidding on, what the bid amount was, etc.  Host Bentel was fined because there was no nearby food place that could deliver lunch.  Kelly Barone was in charge of the fining process.  The lack of a catered lunch must not have caused too much hardship on Kelly considering he won the damn league.

The most unique and egregious fine levied on this day was to the ForGoetzMeNots for ACTUALLY FALLING ASLEEP DURING THE DRAFT!